IGF Announcements:
The 16th annual IGF meeting will be hosted by the Government of Poland in Katowice from 6-10 December 2021, under the overarching theme: Internet United.
The IGF 2021 Hybrid Process will also feature a preparatory component or phase which will include build-up sessions on the IGF 2021’s issue areas, development of the intersessional work as well as a series of capacity development activities. The overall plan for the preparatory phase will be announced soon.
Video on IGF 2021 Town Hall : Hybrid Format in Practice
IGF 2021 Call for Session Proposals is open through 26 May. All stakeholders are invited to consider the types of sessions they can apply for.
Applications for the IGF 2021 Village Booths are open by 1 July.
Stakeholders can register their IGF 2021 Remote Hubs by 20 September.
At-Large Activities at the 2021 IGF
At-Large 2021 IGF in Katowice - Photos
At-Large 2021 IGF in Katowice - Reports
ICANN/At-Large Organized Events
Date and Time | Session | ICANN/At-Large Community Member | Location: |
|---|---|---|---|
6 December 2021 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | ORGANIZER: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland & University of Łódź / Lodz Cyber Hub Pre-Event: "The future of global Internet governance – same goal, different perceptions?" | Speakers: Wolfgang Kleinwaechter Alain Durand Mandy Carver tbc Onsite Moderator: | Conference Room 3 |
6 December 2021 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | ORGANIZER: ICANN Pre-Event: Youth IGF: Tutorial on the DNS Root
| Speakers: ● Fred Baker ● Ken Renard ● Lars-Johan Liman Onsite Moderator: Adam Peake Online Moderator: David Huberman | Conference Room 8 |
7 December 2021 08:30- 09:30 UTC | ORGANIZER: Department of Digital, Culture, media and Sport (DCMS) UK Government Open Forum: Future of the Internet | Speakers: | Ballroom B |
7 December 2021 12.45-13:45 UTC | ORGANIZER: Polish Host High-Level Exchange Panel 7: Governance models to promote inclusive and diverse business development – what stands in the way?
| Invited Speakers:
Moderator: Ms. Samira Mahdaoui, Journalist and Producer, Television Nationale Tunisienne | |
7 December 2021 13:00-14:30 UTC | ORGANIZER: UN DESA, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Polish Host Parliamentary session: Parliamentary session 1: Privacy rights and legitimate uses of personal data | Invited Speaker: Becky Burr | |
8 December 14:05-15:35 UTC | IGF 2021 WS #13 Digital transformation challenges in developing countries | Thematic Track IGF 2021 MAIN FOCUS: Universal access and meaningful connectivity Organizer 1: Olga Cavalli, South School on Internet Governance Speaker 1: Vint Cerf, Private Sector, Western European and Others Group (WEOG) Olga Cavalli, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) Patricia Vargas, Technical Community, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) Mónica María Trochez Arboleda, Private Sector, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) Debate - Auditorium - 90 Min | |
09 December 2021 08:30 UTC - 10:00 UTC | Main Session on Economic and Social Inclusion and Human [intgovforum.org] | Speaker: Sarah Kiden | Plenary Room |
9 December 10:15 UTC - 11:45 UTC | ORGANIZER: ICANN | Speakers: ● Roxana Radu ● Carlos Martinez Cagnazzo ● Andrew Campling
Main Moderator[1]: Paul Hoffman Online Moderator: David Huberman Onsite Moderator: Adam Peake | Conference Room 6 |
9 December 14:45-16:15 UTC | Organizer: Dynamic Coalition on Internet Rights and Principles Dynamic Coalition: The Charter at 10: Achievements, challenges and what’s next? | Speakers: | Ballroom C |
9 December 16:05 - 17:05 UTC | ORGANIZER: ICANN Open Forum: The building blocks to meaningful connectivity
| Speakers: ● Göran Marby ● Maarten Botterman ● TBD | Ballroom B |
9 December 8:30-10:30 UTC | WS #246 Construction of an institutional digital infrastructure | Michel TCHONANG LINZE, CAPDA Additional Speakers | Conference Room 3 |
10 December 8:30-9:30 UTC | ORGANIZER: UASG Town Hall: Universal Acceptance for Wider Access through Collaboration | Speakers thus far: ● Mark Svancarek ● Sylvia Herlein ● Cengiz Acarturk ● Anil Kumar Jain ● Yangyi Wu ● Ajay Data
Main Moderator: Maria Kolesnikova Online Moderator: Dennis Tan Tanaka | Conference Room 7 |
10 December 8:30-10:00 UTC | IWS #50 Critical Times: Impact of Digitalization on Climate Change | Edmon Chung, DotAsia Organisation; Christine Or, DotAsia Organisation | Conference Room 3 |
10 December 12:50-13:50 UTC | WS #181 All We Need Is YOUth: Connecting Young People and ICT | Yuliya Morenets, TaC-Together against Cybercrime International | Conference Room 6 |
| 13:00-14:00 UTC | WS #214 Achieving Sustainable Local Tourism and Nature Conservation | Pak Yin, Edward Choi, NetMission Asia; Jenna Man Hau Fung, DotAsia/ NetMission.Asia; Edmon Chung, Technical Community, Asia-Pacific Group | Conference Room 7 |
10 December 16:30-17:30 UTC | ORGANIZER: IGF Secretariat | ||
| throughout the event | Organizer: Lodz Cyber Hub virtual IGF hub | Lodz / Online |
Outreach and Engagement Activities
Suggestions:
- to publish a list of on-site At-Large participants of IGF 2021 (people will meet, may share some accommodation payments, to build a walking plans together etc.) - closed wiki page maybe?
- to publish the scheduled sessions in social media which will be leaded by At-Large members as speakers, leads.
- to announce the ICANN IGF activities and invite At-Large members to participate and support them.
- to appoint At-Large reporters and ask them to prepare a short summary for each day of IGF (subjective view and agenda) - it will be interesting! - may be text or video format.
- after the IGF, I propose to call At-Large community members for a meeting to discuss IGF outcomes (with ICANN perspectives and hot topics). It may be 90 min light talk, RALO leaders, onsite participants and all At-Large community.
At-Large Members Attending the 2021 IGF
| Member | RALO | Dates at the IGF | Activities Planned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judith Hellerstein | NARALO | December 6-10 | |
| Joanna Kulesza | EURALO | December 6-10 | |
| Lilian Ivette De Luque | LACRALO | December 6-10 | |
| Denise Hochbaum | NARALO | December 6-10 | |
| Lianna Galstyan | APRALO | December 6-10 |
